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PART I.

7.7.7.6.

3 Blessed One, Whose Name is love, Pleads with Thee Thy Son above; Broods o'er us Thy hovering Dove :

Holy Father, hear us.

4 Round about Thy sapphire throne
Shines the rainbow's emerald zone,
Breathing heavenly peace alone :
Holy Father, hear us.

5 There before Thy mercy-seat
Saints in light and angels meet;
Yet behold us at Thy feet:
Holy Father, hear us.

6 Thou Whose deep compassions

2 Thou, in all His sorrows nigh, Thou Who heardest His last cry, Thou Who sufferedst Him to die : Holy Father, hear us.

3 Thou, omnipotent to save From destruction's whelming wave, Death and hell and vanquished grave:

Holy Father, hear us.

4 Thou Who crownest Him with grace,

Foldest Him to Thine embrace,
Him the brightness of Thy face:
Holy Father, hear us.

5 All the richest gifts of heaven,
Sevenfold from the Spirits Seven,
Measureless to Him are given:
Holy Father, hear us.

6 At His word Thy Spirit came, Crowns of light and tongues of flame:

Oh, for our Redeemer's Name ?

Holy Father, hear us.

7 Hear our cry, our voiceless needs:
Hear; in us Thy Spirit pleads:
Hear, for Jesus intercedes :
Holy Father, hear us.

T. B. Pollock.

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PART I.

7.7.7.6.

And Thy dearest human friend : Hear us, Holy Jesu.

not what they do."

1 JESU, in Thy dying woes,

Ever while Thy life-blood flows,
Craving pardon for Thy foes:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.

2 Saviour, for our pardon sue
When our sins Thy pangs renew,
For we know not what we do;
Hear us, Holy Jesu.

3 Oh, may we, who mercy need,
Be like Thee in heart and deed
When with wrong our spirits bleed ;
Hear us, Holy Jesu.

PART IL.

To-day shalt thou be with Me in
Paradise."

1 JESU, pitying the sighs
Of the thief who near Thee dies,
Promising him Paradise:

Hear us, Holy Jesu.

2 May we, in our guilt and shame, Still Thy love and mercy claim, Calling humbly on Thy Name: Hear us, Holy Jesu.

3 Oh, remember us who pine, Looking from our cross to Thine; Cheer our souls with hope Divine : Hear us, Holy Jesu.

And for Thee all peril dare,
And enjoy Thy holy care:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.

3 May we all Thy loved ones be, All one holy family,

Loving for the love of Thee:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.

PART IV.

"My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?"

1 JESU, whelmed in fears unknown,
With our evil left alone,
While no light from heaven is shown:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.

2 When we vainly seem to pray,
And our hope seems far away,
In the darkness be our stay:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.

3 Though no Father seems to hear,
Though no light our spirits cheer,
Tell our faith that God is near:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.

PART V.

"I thirst."

1 JESU, in Thy thirst and pain,
While Thy wounds Thy life-blood
drain

Thirsting more our love to gain :
Hear us, Holy Jesu.

2 Thirst for us in mercy still;
All Thy holy work fulfil ;
Satisfy Thy loving will:

Hear us, Holy Jesu.

3 May we thirst Thy love to know; Lead us, in our sin and woe, Where the healing waters flow: Hear us, Holy Jesu.

PART VI.

"It is finished."

1 JESU, all our ransom paid,
All Thy Father's will obeyed,
By Thy sufferings perfect made :
Hear us, Holy Jesu.

2 Save us in our soul's distress;
Be our help to cheer and bless
While we grow in holiness :
Hear us, Holy Jesu.

3 Brighten all our heavenward way With an ever holier ray,

Till we pass to perfect day:

Hear us, Holy Jesu.

PART VII.

"Father, into Thy hands I commend My spirit."

1 JESU, all Thy labour vast,
All Thy woe and conflict, past,
Yielding up Thy soul at last :
Hear us, Holy Jesu.

2 When the death-shades round us lower,

Guard us from the tempter's power:
Keep us in that trial-hour:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.

3 May Thy life and death supply
Grace to live and grace to die,
Grace to reach the Home on high :
Hear us, Holy Jesu.

T. B. Pollock.

1 GOD the Father, throned on high; Saviour Who didst come to die; Spirit Who dost sanctify:

Save us, Holy Trinity.

2 Jesus, Prince of Life and Light,
Dwelling now in glory bright,
Ruling all things by Thy might:
Hear us, Holy Jesus.

3 Thou Who didst to heaven ascend,
Still to be the sinner's Friend,
Still Thy people to defend :

Hear us, Holy Jesus.

4 Thou Whose death did death destroy, Who through pain didst pass to joy, Endless and without alloy :

Hear us, Holy Jesus.

5 Thou Who must in glory reign, Conqueror of sin and pain, Till no enemy remain:

Hear us, Holy Jesus.

PART II.

1 JESUS, Who art glorified
In the very flesh that died,
With the pierced hands and side:
Hear us, Holy Jesus.

2 Jesus, though enthroned on high. Still for our infirmity

Touched with human sympathy:
Hear us, Holy Jesus.

3 Jesus, in our time of need
Our High-priest to intercede,
Living still Thy Death to plead :
Hear us, Holy Jesus.

4 Jesus, Who, to heaven upborne, Didst not leave Thy Church to mourn,

Orphaned, comfortless, forlorn :
Hear us, Holy Jesus.

5 Thou Who, still our Saviour-Friend,
Didst the Holy Spirit send
To be with us to the end:

Hear us, Holy Jesus.

PART III.

1 THOU Whose gifts of grace on all Who to Thee for succour call, Like the dews of evening fall: Hear us, Holy Jesus.

2 Only Balm for souls distressed, Happiness of all the blessed,

Peace of those who long for rest:
Hear us, Holy Jesus.

3 Thou Who, as Thou once didst rise,
Shalt be seen by human eyes
Coming through the parted skies :
Hear us, Holy Jesus.

4 Thou Who on the quick and dead, All for whom Thy blood was shed, Shalt pronounce the judgment dread:

Hear us, Holy Jesus.

5 Thou Who then shalt call to rest,
In the mansions of the blest,
Those who have Thy Name confessed:
Hear us, Holy Jesus.

T. B. Pollock.

1 SPIRIT blest, Who art adored,
With the Father and the Word,
One Eternal God and Lord :
Hear us, Holy Spirit.
2 Spirit guiding to the right,
Spirit making darkness light,
Spirit of resistless might:

Hear us, Holy Spirit.

3 Spirit falling like a dove
From the opened skies above,
With the Father's power and love :
Hear us, Holy Spirit.

4 Comforter to Whom we owe
All that we rejoice to know
Of our Saviour's work below:
Hear us, Holy Spirit.

5 Spirit showing us the way,
Warning when we go astray,

Pleading in us when we pray :
Hear us, Holy Spirit.

6 Spirit, Whom our failings grieve,
Whom the world will not receive,
Who dost help us to believe :
Hear us, Holy Spirit.

7 Spirit guarding us from ill,
Bending right our stubborn will,
Though we grieve Thee patient still:
Hear us, Holy Spirit.

PART II.

1 SPIRIT, strength of all the weak,
Giving courage to the meek,
Teaching faltering tongues to speak:
Hear us, Holy Spirit.

2 Spirit, aiding all who yearn
More of truth Divine to learn,
And with deeper love to burn:
Hear us, Holy Spirit.

3 Spirit, Fount of faith and joy,
Giving peace without alloy,
Hope that nothing can destroy :
Hear us, Holy Spirit.

4 Source of love and light Divine, With that hallowing grace of Thine, More and more upon us shine:

Hear us, Holy Spirit.

5 Holy, loving, as Thou art, Come and live within our heart, Never from us to depart:

Hear us, Holy Spirit.

6 May we 30on, from sin set free, Where Thy work may perfect be, Jesu's face with rapture see:

Hear us, Holy Spirit.

T. B. Pollock.

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PART I.

7.7.7.6.

1 FATHER, hear Thy children's call; Humbly at Thy feet we fall, Prodigals, confessing all :

We beseech Thee, hear us.

2 Christ, beneath Thy Cross of shame, All our sinful life we blame; Penitent, we breathe Thy Name:

We beseech Thee, hear us.

3 Holy Spirit, grieved and tried,
Oft forgotten and defied,
Now we mourn our stubborn pride:
We beseech Thee, hear us.

4 Love that caused us first to be,
Love that bled upon the tree,
Love that draws us lovingly :

We beseech Thee, hear us.

PART II.

[To be sung with Part I.] 1 WE Thy call have disobeyed, Have neglected and delayed, Into paths of sin have strayed:

We beseech Thee, hear us. 2 Sick, we come to Thee for cure; Guilty, seek Thy mercy sure; Evil, come to be made pure:

We beseech Thee, hear us.

3 Blind, we pray that we may see; Bound, we pray to be made free; Stained, we pray for sanctity:

We beseech Thee, hear us.

By the nature Jesus wore,
By the stripes and death He bore,
By His life for evermore:

We beseech Thee, hear us.

5 By the love that longs to bless, Pitying our sore distress, Leading us to holiness:

We beseech Thee, hear us.

6 By the love so calm and strong, Patient still to suffer wrong, And our day of grace prolong : We beseech Thee, hear us.

7 By the love that bids Thee spare, By the heaven Thou dost prepare, By Thy promises to prayer:

We beseech Thee, hear us.

PART III.

[To be sung with Part I.]

1 TEACH us what Thy love has borne,

That, with loving sorrow torn,
Truly contrite, we may mourn :

We beseech Thee, hear us.